Globalization of water resources through virtual water trade (Foro Rosenberg)
- Resumen
- This study examines global virtual water flows associated with international food trade. The role of virtual water trade in redistributing global water resources and compensating for water scarcity is assessed, and opportunity costs of green and blue water uses and environmental impacts are discussed. The analysis is made on two dimensions: the global and country levels, and the exporting and importing countries.
- Autor
- Yang, Hong; Zehnder, Alexander J. B.
- Palabras Clave
- Recursos hídricos, Agua, Producción agrícola, Globalización, Comercio internacional
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Documentos
- Ponencia ( 19 pag, 610 Kb )
- Presentación